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About Department of Energy

Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production. DOE also sponsors more basic and applied scientific research than any other US federal agency; most of this is funded through its system of United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.

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In the United States, all nuclear weapons deployed by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) are actually on loan to DOD from the DOE, which has federal responsibility for the design, testing and production of all nuclear weapons. DOE in turn uses contractors to carry out its responsibilities; design of the nuclear components of the weapon - Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; engineering of the weapon systems - Sandia National Laboratory; manufacturing of key components - Los Alamos National Laboratory, testing - Nevada Test Site; and final weapon/warhead assembling/dismantling - Pantex.

Many federal agencies have been established to handle various aspects of U.S. energy policy, dating back to the creation of the Manhattan Project and the subsequent Atomic Energy Commission. The impetus for putting them all under the auspices of a single department was the 1973 energy crisis, in response to which President Jimmy Carter proposed creation of the department. The enabling legislation was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Carter on August 4, 1977. The department began operations on October 1, 1977. The agency is administered by the United States Secretary of Energy, and its headquarters are located in Germantown, Maryland as well as southwest Washington, D.C., on Independence Avenue in the Forrestal Building, named for James Forrestal.

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  2. The Biggest Green Market? Seven Reasons Why It's Green IT

    Explore Article Greentech Media (10 hours, 53 min ago) Solar , Wind

    The Biggest Green Market? Seven Reasons Why It's Green IT ...uters consume four percent of all energy used, according to the Buildings Energy Data Book from the Department of Energy. Refrigeration also consumes four percent, while lighting consumes 24 percent. You'd have to put si... (Read Full Article)

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  3. Storing energy is hard work by Doug Mohney

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 26 2010)

    Storing energy is hard work by Doug Mohney ...3 Systems, got attention for picking up $10 million in venture money plus some grant money from the Department of Energy. A123 is spinning out 24M because it's a "significant" long-term project -- close to a decade bef... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Doug Mohney   Department of Energy

  4. Green Data Center Market to More Than Triple Over Next Five Years

    Explore Article FastCompany.com (Aug 19 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

    Green Data Center Market to More Than Triple Over Next Five Years ...re already seeing it happen--GE recently invested in SynapSense's green data center technology, the Department of Energy shelled out $47 million for data center projects, and Metropolitan Community Collegein Omaha, Nebra... (Read Full Article)

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  5. Coal is the fuel of today -- and tomorrow

    Explore Article ::: The Korea Times ::: (Aug 18 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

    Coal is the fuel of today -- and tomorrow For all the talk of electricity produced by windmills and solar arrays, the Department of Energy has seen the future of electric power generation and it's coal. More than half of the U.S.'s ele......generation and it's coal. More than half of the U.S.'s electricity comes from coal and, says the DOE, will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. That's because of two reasons: There's a lot of... (Read Full Article)

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  6. Storage: Ugly in the Green Closet - by Doug Mohney

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 12 2010)

    Storage: Ugly in the Green Closet - by Doug Mohney ...easy. Beacon Power (www.beaconpower.com) is getting buzz this week because it landed a $43 million Department of Energy loan guarantee for a 20 megawatt flywheel plant in Stephentown, New York. Yes, you read that corre... (Read Full Article)

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  7. The global IT industry is becoming greener

    Explore Article The Independent (Aug 10 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    The global IT industry is becoming greener ... A joint program of product regulation between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The US Department of Energy, known as Energy Star, regulates and rates energy efficient products. The Energy Star program estim... (Read Full Article)

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  8. Commercial Buildings Guzzle 37% of CA’s Energy

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Jul 15 2010) Emissions

    Commercial Buildings Guzzle 37% of CA’s Energy ...cording to a new report by Next 10. Related Stories Energy Star Commercial Buildings Up 25% In 2007 DOE: 50% Energy Savings Possible Without Solar L.A., San Fran, Houston Top EPA’s Energy Star Building L......ich could provide an additional financial argument for moving to more efficient building stock. The U.S. Department of Energy has recently awarded more than $76 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   CA   Department of Energy   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Reliable data center power, do you think about cybersecurity threats on power plants and the grid?

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Jul 9 2010)

    Reliable data center power, do you think about cybersecurity threats on power plants and the grid? ...gineering effort." About 4 years ago I met some interesting folks from Idaho National Laboratory, a DOE group at an OSIsoft user conference who work on cybersecurity threats on power plants and the grid.......ion states. The National Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Test Bed is funded by the Department of Energy and works in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratory to systematically analyze, test, and imp... (Read Full Article)

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  10. NREL Develops Promising Cooling Technology

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jul 9 2010)

    NREL Develops Promising Cooling Technology The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says it has developed a new air conditioning process ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   National Renewable Energy Laboratory   Department of Energy

  11. EasyStreet unveils efficient data center

    Explore Article Sustainable Business Oregon (Jul 7 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

    EasyStreet unveils efficient data center ...,000 in annual utility costs. EasyStreet is a customer of Portland General Electric. According to a U.S. Department of Energy report from 2007, U.S. data centers will draw roughly 120 billion kilowatt hours per year, costing ... (Read Full Article)

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  12. Energy Star for Data Centers: Help or Hype?

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jul 6 2010) Servers

    Energy Star for Data Centers: Help or Hype? ... snapshots won’t cut it. Hype or Help? The Energy Star program, a joint venture between the EPA and DOE, claims to have saved Americans approximately $17 billion on their utility bills since the program’... (Read Full Article)

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  13. Mercury News interview: Craig Barratt, CEO of Atheros Communications

    Explore Article Home - San Jose Mercury News (Jul 2 2010)

    Mercury News interview: Craig Barratt, CEO of Atheros Communications ...isement wirelessly, but others do so through wires, including power lines. Just two weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it was giving you up to $4.5 million to develop energy efficient chips to create home sma... (Read Full Article)

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  14. How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management

    Explore Article baselinemag.com (Jul 1 2010) Solar , Servers

    How to Put Green IT to Work - It Management ...d consortium is a leader with metrics, calculators, and best practices. Additional green resources: U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now Program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/datacenters U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiatives. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=prod_... (Read Full Article)

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  15. Is there money in being 'green'?

    Explore Article zdnet.com (Jun 25 2010) Fossil Fuel , Solar , Servers

    Is there money in being 'green'? ... But Solar Data Centers is slowly carving out a niche, serving more than 300 customers, such as the U.S. Department of Energy's Million Solar Roofs program and the Portland Oregon Visitors Association, which have a commitment... (Read Full Article)

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  16. Wee Little Chips Promise Better Energy Usage - by Dough Mohney

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 25 2010)

    Wee Little Chips Promise Better Energy Usage - by Dough Mohney ...erver appliance and bragging about $25 million in venture funding and a $9.3 million grant from the Department of Energy. Investors include green-preaching Khosla Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Crosslink Capital.... (Read Full Article)

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